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History Of The Earth

Semester:

Spring

Year:

2018

Subject Name:

Geology

Course Number:

201

Institution:

UMass Amherst

Subjects covered include geologic time, principles of stratigraphy and correlation, evolution and the fossil record, a review of plate tectonics, eustasy and isotasy, and the geologic evolution of the Earth with emphasis on the geologic history of North America. Prerequisite: introductory geology course, preferably GEO-SCI 101, or one semester of biology.